Bill
Number: S.B. 1282
Borrelli
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: GOVERNMENT Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Grant Hanna
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Allows a nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary to have more than one secure entrance.
2. Removes the transfer of
monies from the Medical Marijuana Fund to the Arizona Criminal Justice
Commission.
3. Removes the requirement
that the Department of Health Services (DHS) adopt rules relating to dispensary
relocations, edible medical marijuana products and dispensary fees.
Page 1, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"Section 1. Section 36-2806, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2806. Registered
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries; requirements
A. A
registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall be operated on a
not-for-profit basis. The bylaws of a registered nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensary shall contain such provisions relative to the disposition
of revenues and receipts to establish and maintain its nonprofit
character. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary need not
be recognized as tax-exempt by the internal revenue service and is not required
to incorporate pursuant to title 10, chapter 19, article 1.
B. The
operating documents of a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary
shall include procedures for the oversight of the registered nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensary and procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
C. A
registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall have a
single at least one secure entrance and shall
implement appropriate security measures to deter and prevent the theft of
marijuana and unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana.
D. A
registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary is prohibited from acquiring,
possessing, cultivating, manufacturing, delivering, transferring, transporting,
supplying or dispensing marijuana for any purpose except to assist registered
qualifying patients with the medical use of marijuana directly or through the
registered qualifying patients' designated caregivers.
E. All
cultivation of marijuana must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at a
physical address provided to the department during the registration process,
which can only be accessed by registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary
agents associated in the registry with the nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary.
F. A
registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary may acquire usable marijuana
or marijuana plants from a registered qualifying patient or a registered
designated caregiver only if the registered qualifying patient or registered
designated caregiver receives no compensation for the marijuana.
G. A
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall not permit any person to consume
marijuana on the property of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
H. Registered
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries are subject to reasonable inspection
by the department. The department shall give reasonable notice of an
inspection under this subsection." END_STATUTE
Renumber to
conform
Page 1, line
5, after "address" insert "the use of secure entrances by";
strike "that"
Strike lines
6 through 9
Line 10,
strike "and adopt rules to modify those fees if necessary"
Strike lines
14 through 21
Renumber to
conform
Amend title to conform